The three major mother gods of the Eastern populations seemed to be generating and destroying entities at the same time; both goddesses of life and fertility as well as goddesses of death.

The price of civilization is instinctual renunciation.

Where they love they do not desire and where they desire they do not love.

Intolerance of groups is often, strangely enough, exhibited more strongly against small differences than against fundamental ones.

The news that reaches your consciousness is incomplete and often not to be relied on.... Turn your eyes inward, look into your own depths, learn first to know yourself!

No neurotic harbors thoughts of suicide which are not murderous impulses against others redirected upon himself.

Just as a cautious businessman avoids investing all his capital in one concern, so wisdom would probably admonish us also not to anticipate all our happiness from one quarter alone.